Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . 5U o o >. i4 s O OPh o ?I i6 SMITHSONIAN JMISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 74 building of the motor road, as long, level and straight sections werereadily surveyed and fine gravel was at hand for surfacing theroad Fig. 17.— a tlinisi laiilt. The ::m; :-,.. havf lirtiidragged and bent upward on the west (left.) side uf fault, the plane of whichslopes northeast at about 45°. The thin layers of limestone above the thickstrong layer which slid over the limestones beneath are broken and crowdedagainst the massive bed on the upper sid
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . 5U o o >. i4 s O OPh o ?I i6 SMITHSONIAN JMISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 74 building of the motor road, as long, level and straight sections werereadily surveyed and fine gravel was at hand for surfacing theroad Fig. 17.— a tlinisi laiilt. The ::m; :-,.. havf lirtiidragged and bent upward on the west (left.) side uf fault, the plane of whichslopes northeast at about 45°. The thin layers of limestone above the thickstrong layer which slid over the limestones beneath are broken and crowdedagainst the massive bed on the upper side of the fault. Locality: North side of the BanfY-Windermere motor road about one-half mile (.8 km.) below Radium Hot Springs, Sinclair Canyon, BritishColumbia, Canada. (Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Walcott, 1922.)Note face in upper left corner. A view in the forest section of the Kootenay Valley is shown byfigure 20, and a more difficult section for road Imilding l)v figures SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, l()22 17 15 and 16. The motor road is a fine public work and opens up forpleasure and business direct connection through the main ranges ofthe Rockies between the Bow and Columbia River valleys. The limestones and shales of both ranges are upturned and shearedan
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